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2014 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Day One

Baylor head coach Art Briles arrives at the Fiesta Bowl Media Day and converses with his players on Monday, Dec. 30, at the Camelback Marriott Hotel in Glendale, Az.

Matt Hellman | Lariat Multimedia Producer

Baylor head coach Art Briles receives a gift basket from Glendale, Ariz. mayor Jerry Weiers after entering the conference hall for Baylor's Media Day hour at the Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Dec. 30, 2013.

Matt Hellman | Lariat Multimedia Producer

Head coach Art Briles receives a gift basket from a Tostitos representative after entering the press conference area for Baylor's Media Day hour at the Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Dec. 30, 2013.

Matt Hellman | Lariat Multimedia Producer

No. 14 junior quarterback Bryce Petty participates in a one-on-one interview with a Fiesta Bowl media host during Baylor's Media Day hour at the Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Dec. 30, 2013.

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No. 6 senior safety Ahmad Dixon participates in a series of interviews during Baylor's Media Day hour at the Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Dec. 30, 2013.

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No. 16 senior wide receiver Tevin Reese, who is expected to participate in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl after missing after missing the last four games with a wrist injury, participates in Media Day interviews at the Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Dec. 30, 2013.

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A group of Baylor students meet up at the Grand Canyon in Arizona on Monday, Dec. 30, before the Fiesta Bowl on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014.

Drew Mills | Round Up Photographer

Kevin Walls and his son pose for a Sic'em with current Baylor students in front of the Grand Canyon Map in Arizona on Monday, Dec. 30.

Drew Mills | Round Up Photographer

Zach Heefner, Charly Lemmons and Michael Blair throw up a Sic'em at the Grand Canyon.

Charly Lemmons, Zach Heefner and Michael Blair hold up a Sic'em into the sunset over the Grand Canyon.

On Monday, Dec. 30, Hadiah, Phoenix Zoo's seven-year-old Sumatran tiger, predicts that the University of Central Florida will win the Fiesta Bowl against Baylor.

Matt Hellman | Lariat Multimedia Producer

Hadiah attempts to predict the winner of the 2014 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl by opening the Baylor Box for a special treat on Monday, Dec. 30, at the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Ariz.

Matt Hellman | Lariat Multimedia Producer

When Hadiah cannot reach the food inside the Baylor Box, she returns to the UCF Box and finds the food easily attainable, eating it and providing her prediction that the University of Central Florida will win the Fiesta Bowl.

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